That's what I'm struggling with as well. The damages are on par with simply underpaying a person, but this case is clearly more complex than mere wage theft. This was an insidious crime, and looking at it otherwise is unacceptable

Mr Smith deserves another zero added to his financial settlement.

I'd kind of managed to repress the knowledge of his existence.

How to take a shot in the nuts, apparently

An NYT best seller: Surviving the Storm: 101 Stories About Parents That Leave Us Questioning Everything, Including Our Own Sanity

I could write a book, and I suspect you could, too. 

Oh my goodness. That sounds brutal. My wife was going to meet her mom in Chicago one afternoon to see a show. My wife was in the shower, and her mom had called a couple of times to give her directions (like google isn't a thing). Usually, we ignore the phone when we're getting ready because phone calls from the person…

Best of luck to you with the move. Your partner's mom sounds exactly like my mother in law. Mercifully, she moved to Ohio in August to be nearer her favorite daughter, and I thank God almighty that she no longer lives two hours away from us

I envy her. My mother in law rails against the idea of privilege and a lot of other things, and she won't shut up. 

Lol. I may not be too easy on the eyes, but I'm also not a hateful asshole

You misspelled "ass kicking."

Vraiment

Per Wikipedia:

Not one for irony, I suppose.

I've said this elsewhere, and I know I'm not saying anything revolutionary, but here goes: his vaxx take is just the latest example of why he, that jackass Crowder, and their ilk are so dangerous. They have a large audience of 17-25 year olds who lap up every single thing they say. These folks then share the same…

Lol. I did google the term, but I thought I might have been missing some context.

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I think I speak for a lot of people when I say that you're about to get real uncomfortable if you bring that nonsense around me and the people I care about. Someone needs to put out a public service announcement to remind Carlson's audience that just because he said something doesn't make it a good idea.

I think Bill Simmons may have coined the term, "Irrational confidence guy," to refer to athletes who believe in their skills far more than they really should. For instance, a player who gets seven or eight minutes a game coming out there and jacking up shots like he's a perennial all star. I look at a lot of these…

You might be surprised at how many people still use that word unironically.